Question

Proteins and nucleic acids both play vital roles in the structure and function of cells. Part A: Describe the monomers that make up both macromolecules, in detail. (2 points) Part B: Compare and contrast the functions of both proteins and nucleic acids in the cell. (2 points)
Part A: Explain how Enzyme A acts as a catalyst in the reaction. Be sure to include energy and time in your answer. (2 points)

Part B: Conditions around an enzyme change and affect the shape of the enzyme's active sites. Predict how an increase in temperature might affect the enzyme's ability to catalyze the reaction. (2 points)

Answer 1

A) proteins are made of amino acids ( if you want to describe it more you can talk about the central dogma, dna to mRNA then mRNA to amino acids and amino acids to proteins. and you can talk about the structures of dna, primary secondary tertiary quaternary). nucleic acids are made of nucleotides ( cytosine (C), thymine (T), adenine (A), guanine (G))